| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Harley Feldman (fresh) SG - Joe Drewes (fresh) SF - Edward Dahlquist (fresh) PF - Edward Little (fresh) C - Kodwo Aldi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - John Brazell (fresh) SG - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) SF - Ratko Stryjewski (fresh) PF - Gene Costanzo (fresh) C - Arthur Wills (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | Arthur Wills wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf is fouled in the backcourt by Harley Feldman - foul #1 on Harley Feldman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Texas A&M | Edward Little denies the turnaround by Arthur Wills | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Texas A&M | John Brazell grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Texas A&M | Joe Drewes is called for the reach on Ratko Stryjewski - foul #1 on Joe Drewes, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Texas A&M | Gene Costanzo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Texas A&M | Arthur Wills grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Texas A&M | Arthur Wills comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Edward Little pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Gene Costanzo steps in front of the Joe Drewes pass | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Texas A&M | The jump hook by John Brazell is blocked by Edward Little | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Joe Drewes snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Arthur Wills - foul #1 on Arthur Wills, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:12 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Gene Costanzo | 1-0 |
| 17:56 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 1-2 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Harley Feldman is hacked by John Brazell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Brazell, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Edward Little knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Dahlquist | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Texas A&M | John Brazell is hacked by Harley Feldman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harley Feldman, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Samuel Hockensmith (PG) Harley Feldman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 17:09 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Rhode Island | John Brazell steps in front of the Samuel Hockensmith pass | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Texas A&M | John Brazell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Edward Dahlquist is hacked by John Brazell - foul #2 on John Brazell, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Pafford (PG), Michael Mendenhall (SG), Kapeni Abke (PF), Gerald Becker (C) John Brazell, Dikembe Yusuf, Gene Costanzo, Arthur Wills | |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi hits the finger roll set up by Joe Drewes | 6-2 |
| 15:54 | Texas A&M | Kapeni Abke drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Ratko Stryjewski | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Samuel Hockensmith (fresh) SG - Joe Drewes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Dahlquist (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Kodwo Aldi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - James Pafford (fresh) SG - Michael Mendenhall (fresh) SF - Ratko Stryjewski (fairly fresh) PF - Kapeni Abke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Becker (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Joe Drewes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Hockensmith | 8-5 |
| 15:29 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall loses the dribble to Samuel Hockensmith | 8-5 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Samuel Hockensmith banks in the layup | 10-5 |
| 15:23 | Texas A&M | Edward Dahlquist steps in front of the James Pafford pass in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Edward Dahlquist lays it in | 12-5 |
| 14:52 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski lays it in on a great pass from James Pafford | 12-7 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-7 |
| 14:28 | Texas A&M | Gerald Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:23 | Texas A&M | James Pafford scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Mendenhall | 12-10 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Edward Little connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Hockensmith | 14-10 |
| 13:36 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Edward Little grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Edward Little drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Samuel Hockensmith | 17-10 |
| 13:05 | Texas A&M | Gerald Becker's pass is intercepted by Edward Little | 17-10 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi can't finish the layup | 17-10 |
| 12:35 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 12:31 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kapeni Abke | 17-13 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Samuel Hockensmith is fouled on the floor by James Pafford - foul #1 on James Pafford, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vlade Kawski (PG), Philip Mays (SG), James Degraw (SF), Nicholas Guenther (PF), Scott Hyland (C) Samuel Hockensmith, Joe Drewes, Edward Dahlquist, Edward Little, Kodwo Aldi | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Rueben McNaney (SF), Gene Costanzo (PF), Arthur Wills (C) James Pafford, Michael Mendenhall, Ratko Stryjewski, Kapeni Abke, Gerald Becker | |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays's pass is intercepted by Richard Schmidt | 17-13 |
| 11:44 | Texas A&M | Gene Costanzo hits the finger roll set up by Richard Schmidt | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Vlade Kawski (fresh) SG - Philip Mays (fresh) SF - James Degraw (fresh) PF - Nicholas Guenther (fresh) C - Scott Hyland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Richard Schmidt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rueben McNaney (fresh) PF - Gene Costanzo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Wills (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | James Degraw scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Vlade Kawski | 19-15 |
| 11:08 | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt misses the easy layup | 19-15 |
| 11:06 | Texas A&M | Arthur Wills tips it but misses | 19-15 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland is fouled on the floor by Gene Costanzo - foul #1 on Gene Costanzo, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (SF), Edward Little (PF) James Degraw, Nicholas Guenther | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Pafford (PG), Ratko Stryjewski (SF) Richard Schmidt, Rueben McNaney | |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 19-15 |
| 10:14 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:10 | Texas A&M | James Goldsmith is called for the reach on James Pafford - foul #1 on James Goldsmith, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Stanton (C) Arthur Wills | |
| 09:56 | Texas A&M | Gene Costanzo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 19-15 |
| 09:55 | Texas A&M | Richard Stanton gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:35 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vlade Kawski - foul #1 on Vlade Kawski, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Degraw (SF), Kodwo Aldi (C) Philip Mays, Scott Hyland | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Arthur Wills (C) Gene Costanzo | |
| 09:35 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:35 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | Edward Little misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Stanton - foul #1 on Richard Stanton, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Samuel Hockensmith (PG), Joe Drewes (SG), Edward Dahlquist (SF) Vlade Kawski, James Goldsmith, James Degraw | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt (PG), Rueben McNaney (SF) James Pafford, Ratko Stryjewski | |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | Edward Little makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | Edward Little makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:04 | Texas A&M | Rueben McNaney's pass is intercepted by Edward Little in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Edward Little misses the floater from the right side | 21-17 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Edward Little tips it back up and in | 23-17 |
| 08:40 | Texas A&M | Rueben McNaney misses the lay-in | 23-17 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | Samuel Hockensmith grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Edward Little can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 08:13 | Texas A&M | Rueben McNaney pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:11 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG), James Degraw (SF), Nicholas Guenther (PF), Scott Hyland (C) Joe Drewes, Edward Dahlquist, Edward Little, Kodwo Aldi | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall (SF), Gene Costanzo (PF) Rueben McNaney, Richard Stanton | |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-17 |
| 07:47 | Texas A&M | Arthur Wills gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 07:34 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Samuel Hockensmith gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Samuel Hockensmith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Mays (fresh) SF - James Degraw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Guenther (fresh) C - Scott Hyland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Richard Schmidt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Yusuf (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Michael Mendenhall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gene Costanzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Wills (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Hockensmith | 25-17 |
| 07:04 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-17 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Guenther gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays double dribbles | 25-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vlade Kawski (PG), James Goldsmith (SG), Edward Dahlquist (SF), Edward Little (PF), Kodwo Aldi (C) Samuel Hockensmith, Philip Mays, James Degraw, Nicholas Guenther, Scott Hyland | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Pafford (PG), Kapeni Abke (SF), Richard Stanton (PF), Gerald Becker (C) Richard Schmidt, Michael Mendenhall, Gene Costanzo, Arthur Wills | |
| 06:17 | Texas A&M | Kapeni Abke hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-17 |
| 06:16 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stanton | 25-17 |
| 05:59 | Texas A&M | Gerald Becker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 25-17 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Edward Little | 25-17 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi hits the finger roll set up by Vlade Kawski | 27-17 |
| 05:13 | Texas A&M | Richard Stanton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-17 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Edward Dahlquist grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Yusuf | 27-17 |
| 05:01 | Texas A&M | James Goldsmith picks off the pass by Gerald Becker | 27-17 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith hits the finger roll | 29-17 |
| 04:54 | Texas A&M | James Pafford loses the dribble to James Goldsmith in the backcourt | 29-17 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Gerald Becker - foul #1 on Gerald Becker, team foul #8 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG), James Degraw (SF), Nicholas Guenther (PF) James Goldsmith, Edward Dahlquist, Edward Little | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall (SG), Ratko Stryjewski (SF), Gene Costanzo (PF), Arthur Wills (C) Dikembe Yusuf, Kapeni Abke, Richard Stanton, Gerald Becker | |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi misses the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Kodwo Aldi makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:26 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski loses the dribble to Vlade Kawski | 30-17 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | James Degraw misses the fadeaway from the left block | 30-17 |
| 04:03 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 03:58 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Philip Mays - foul #1 on Philip Mays, team foul #6 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harley Feldman (PG), Joe Drewes (SG), Scott Hyland (C) Vlade Kawski, Philip Mays, Kodwo Aldi | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | John Brazell (PG) James Pafford | |
| 03:58 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 03:58 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Joe Drewes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland grabs the offensive board | 30-19 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Michael Mendenhall steals it from Nicholas Guenther | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Harley Feldman (fresh) SG - Joe Drewes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Degraw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Guenther (fairly fresh) C - Scott Hyland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - John Brazell (fresh) SG - Michael Mendenhall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ratko Stryjewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Costanzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Wills (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski drills a jumper from the left side | 30-21 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Joe Drewes knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Harley Feldman and he's hacked by Arthur Wills - foul #2 on Arthur Wills, team foul #9 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (SF), Edward Little (PF) James Degraw, Nicholas Guenther | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt (SG), Kapeni Abke (SF), Richard Stanton (PF), Gerald Becker (C) Michael Mendenhall, Ratko Stryjewski, Gene Costanzo, Arthur Wills | |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Joe Drewes makes the free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:03 | Texas A&M | Gerald Becker double dribbles | 33-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG), Kodwo Aldi (C) Joe Drewes, Scott Hyland | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Edward Little comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 01:35 | Texas A&M | Gerald Becker pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 01:33 | Texas A&M | Richard Stanton is fouled in the backcourt by Harley Feldman - foul #3 on Harley Feldman, team foul #7 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Samuel Hockensmith (PG), Edward Dahlquist (SF) Harley Feldman, James Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 01:33 | Texas A&M | Richard Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:33 | Texas A&M | Richard Stanton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Edward Dahlquist | 33-22 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | Gerald Becker is called for the reach on Edward Dahlquist - foul #2 on Gerald Becker, team foul #10 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Ratko Stryjewski (SF) Richard Schmidt, Kapeni Abke | |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | Edward Dahlquist makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | Edward Dahlquist makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 01:15 | Texas A&M | Philip Mays is called for the reach on Dikembe Yusuf in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Mays, team foul #8 | 35-22 |
| 01:15 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:15 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Edward Little misses the dunk attempt | 35-24 |
| 00:54 | Texas A&M | Richard Stanton gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 00:49 | Texas A&M | John Brazell slams it home set up by Dikembe Yusuf and he's hacked by Philip Mays - foul #3 on Philip Mays, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joe Drewes (SG), Scott Hyland (C) Philip Mays, Kodwo Aldi | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall (SG), Gene Costanzo (PF), Arthur Wills (C) Dikembe Yusuf, Richard Stanton, Gerald Becker | |
| 00:49 | Texas A&M | John Brazell makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Samuel Hockensmith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Edward Little can't tip it in | 35-27 |
| 00:28 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to John Brazell | 35-27 |
| 00:22 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Edward Dahlquist - foul #1 on Edward Dahlquist, team foul #10 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vlade Kawski (PG), James Goldsmith (SF) Samuel Hockensmith, Edward Dahlquist | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 00:22 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:22 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Joe Drewes misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Edward Little tips it home | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 37-29 |